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Cook
Job Posted: a day ago
Salary: £ 13.02 - 17.36 / Hour
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Ashford, Kent
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Main duties and responsibilities:
Plan meals within nutritional and dietary guidelines, including portion control, ensuring meals are cooked and served in a timely manner following safe food hygiene standards, to provide well balanced meals at designated times providing adequate choice.
Ensure expenditure is kept within authorised budget limits by completing weekly stock sheets for the ordering of provisions
Ensure correct Health & Safety and food hygiene procedures are adhered to at all times and that defects to equipment and premises are reported appropriately to maintain a safe working environment.
In conjunction with the Registered Manager liaise with suppliers to ensure high standards and quality of supplies are maintained.
Ensure the security of the kitchen is maintained at all times to provide a safe working environment
Serving of meals and cleaning of kitchen area, as appropriate, in order to provide an effective service.
Attend training courses as required
Comply with Health and Safety, Fire Regulations and other County policies
Skills and Abilities:
Ability to assist in planning suitably nutritious meals including special dietary needs
Ability to prepare, cook and serve food which is set on a rolling menu
Ability to be flexible and identify changes to set menus in order to cater for the needs and requirements of the children and young people who access the service
Ability to use processes such as stock control and rotation to ensure minimum waste of provisions
Ability to organise the Kitchen environment.
Ability to communicate on all levels
Knowledge
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Awareness of Safeguarding
Safe storage of food
Awareness of safe handling, health, hygiene and food rotation
Awareness of Environmental Health policy and procedures
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